Fodder binder and truck.



W. A. FORBES.

FODDER BINDER AND TRUCK.

- APPLICATION FILED APR.24, 1911.

1,015,673. Patented Jan. 23, 1912.

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WILIQIA A. FORBES, or BUTLER, omo.

FODDER BINDER AND TRUCK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM A. F onnns, a citizen of the United States,residing at Butler, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Fodder Binders and Trucks, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This is an improvement upon the fodder binder and truckffor whichLetters Patent were granted to me June 22, 1909, Number 925,470. 4

The object of this device is to facilitate the pressing and tying-offodder in bundles of a size convenient to be handled. I

The invention consists of the novel features of construction hereinafterset forth, pointed out in the claims, and shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the device, the gripping jaws beingpartly open. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the bundle grippingmechanism, parts in section, and the jaws being shown in dotted lines.Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the truck, a gripping jaw and anoperating lever being shown in edge elevation. I

In these drawings 1 represents a suitable portable truck provided at itsforward end with a twine box 2, and adjacentits rear end with atransverse shaft 3, upon one end of which is fixed an operating lever 4,and there is also fixed upon said shaft one mem-- ber of a pair ofcurved gripping arms 5 and 6. The arm 6, is fixed upon a suitable stubshaft 7, and the lower inner ends of these arms are provided withinterineshing segments 8. The arm 6, is provided with two eyes 9 and 10and the twine l1, runs from the twine box 2, to the eye 9, and throughsaid eye and then up one side of the arm 6 'and through the eye 10. Aplate 12,is arranged vertically upon the truck adjacent the two arms andis provided with a com bined curved upper edge which forms a rest forthe bundle, and said plate also furnishes asupport for a rod 13, whichis pivotally connected to the rear end of the plate and which restsloosely upon a suitable catch or hook 14, carried by the arm The twine11, after passing through the eye 10 passes loosely through the suitableeye or other Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April24, 1911. Serial No. 623,025.

form of opening at the outer end of the rod 13. The lever 4 has at itslower end a down- PatentedJan. 23, 1912.

ward extension 15 to which is pivoted a pawl 16, one end of whichengages a curved rack bar 18 and the other end of which is connected bya suitable rod orwire 17 to a suitable pawl operating lever or hellcrank 19 carried upon one side of the outer portion of the lever 4. Itwill be obvious that as the lever 1 is moved-upwardly the shaft 3 will]be rotated the arm 5 will move in the same direction as the lever 1, andby meshing with the arm 6 will cause said arm to swing up-' wardly andrearwardly, thus bringing the two arms toward each other. Movement ofthe arm 5 will also lift twine carrying rod 13, so that as the bundle iscompressed the twine will be held in a position-ready to brin over thetop and tie.

What I claim is: i 1. A device of the kind described comprising a truckhaving a twine box, two pivoted arms movable toward each other andadapt- 2. In a device of the kind describe d paral- I lel shafts, alever for operatin one of said shafts, arms fixed upon said shafts,

said armshaving toothed segment portions meshing with each other, a rodpivoted be tween said arms, and means carried by one of the arms forengaging said rod and moving it in unison with the arm, one of the armshaving eyes through which twine passes, the twine being secured to saidrod, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A device of the kind described comprising a portable truck having atwine box, transverse shafts, arms mounted upon said shafts, said armshaving intermeshing seg- I mental portions, one of said arms having aplurality'of eyes, andlthe other arm having a laterally extending hook,a vertically arranged plate with a compound curved upper edge, saidplate being arranged upon the truck between the arms, a rod pivoted to 1running through the eyes of one of the arms said plaie and engaged bythe hook of the i and belng secured toihggod engaged by the arm,alcverfixed to one of said shafts, said other arm, as and fer the'filrfiose' set forth. -10 lever having :1 depending portion, a curved 7WILLIAM A. FORBES.

- rack bar, a plate pivoted to said extension Witnesses:

and engaging .sziid rack, and means for op- I T, SI-IAFFER, eratlng saldpawl, the twlne from said box THUMA.

